9 Midjourney V6. Prompting Technique You Need to Know 🎨

With the latest Midjourney V6, we can make some cool pictures, almost like real life. But making these pictures might need a different way of prompting to help.

The new Midjourney V6 understands things more like a person, which is both an excellent thing and a bit tricky.

Previously, I introduced the “4W1H” Technique" and “Text Generating Pro Tips” in structuring your prompt. Today, I am sharing more tricks and tips to note when writing prompts with Midjourney V6.

Let’s get started!

V6 is a Revolution in Midjourney Prompting

V6 utilizes natural language and has significantly increased memory for each /imagine compared to previous versions. This allows for

• Longer and more detailed prompts

• Ability to control composition, include multiple subjects and add text

Exploring V6’s Language Processing Capabilities ✨

Let’s first explore how V6 is different from the old version, V5.2, and see how it helps you make super accurate and awesome AI-generated arts.

Here are the six key takeaways regarding the changes:

1. Reduced Sensitivity to Redundant Words: V6 is now less likely to be affected by filler words or non-descriptive language

2. Natural Language: V6 can process more natural, conversational prompts, shifting from keyword-centric language.

3. Refined Interpretation of Complex Prompts: Greater coherence in interpreting prompts with multiple subjects, actions, and settings, enabling more layered and narrative-driven images.

4. Better Text Generation Capability: V6 has an enhanced ability to incorporate specific text into images.

5. Longer Prompts: In the previous version, emphasis was placed on Words 1–5, but longer prompts of 40+ words were often overlooked. With V6, the system can now understand longer prompts (350+ words).

6. Prompt Multiple Objects: V6 shows much more control and clarity. By following the right structure, you can prompt multiple objects easily.

Crafting Effective V6 Prompts 🎨

Crafting effective Midjourney V6 prompts requires a clear and vivid description in natural language. You can focus your prompt with:

• Descriptive Vocabulary

• Spatial Relationships

• Explicit Style

Avoid overloading prompts with unnecessary information or non-descriptive filler words.

To turn it on select V6 from the dropdown menu under /settings or type --v 6 after your prompt

Here are Nine Skills to prompt with Midjourney V6

1. Simplify Prompting

Be specific about your preferences, as V6 has improved natural language understanding. Simplify prompts by removing unnecessary “fluff” words that don’t add value.

V6 understands requests more naturally without exaggerated descriptors.

I recommend using The "4W1H Technique" that I recently talked about if you are not sure how to begin.

2. Use Raw Style for Photorealistic Images

When using styles and options, use “--style raw” for more photorealistic images.

Pre-wedding photo

Portrait

Food Photography

3. Using “--stylize"

Adjust “stylize” values to enhance prompt understanding or aesthetics (default is 100, adjustable up to 1000).

4. Control Composition of Multiple Objects

With V6, we can now have a higher control over composition. You can place things where you want on the canvas, using language to control composition. (e.g., “on the left,” “in the background”).

It supports the control of more than one subject or object now.

Spiderman, Captain America and Ironman

Food Photography

💡 The key to prompting multiple subjects in V6 is giving Midjourney a clear semantic link between the overall scene and the individual details.

V6 doesn’t require any special prompting, but a starter template suggested by Midjourney will help you explore what works well for multiple subjects in V6.

5. Descriptive Language

Utilize visually descriptive adverbs and adjectives to convey the desired style and mood.

• Avoid cluttering prompts with excessive information or non-descriptive filler words such as “amazing” and “incredible” as they do not contribute to the visual description.

• Be deliberate.

6. Referencing Art, Design, and Culture

If you have a particular artistic style or theme in mind, please describe it clearly.

You can also provide references to artists, art movements, design movements, photography styles, cultures, ethnicities, etc. to help guide the AI in creating the desired content like “Inspired by Vincent Van Gogh” or “ Baroque Art Style”

Let’s look at this example below and see how the reference to artists can make a difference.

Painting of Bookstore Inspired by Different Artists

7. Text Incorporation

V6 has an enhanced ability to incorporate specific text into images. Simply by enclosing it in “quotation marks” and indicating its placement.

• Use phrases like: says, printed on, entitled, inscribed with, labeled as, marked with, branded with, embossed with, engraved with, stamped with, adorned with, scripted with, lettered with, etc.

• You can also print text on things,

• To have text or letters appear alone, it sometimes helps to add the phrase typography design to the prompt. You can explore using phrases isolated on a white background if you’d like the canvas to be otherwise blank.

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8. Avoiding Vague Words

Avoid vague words that are weaker contributors:

• extra, ultra, super, hyper, insanely, extremely, quite, rather, somewhat, notably, especially, significantly, remarkably

• indeed, forthwith, moreover, henceforth, furthermore, nevertheless, nonetheless, thereby, heretofore, thusly

• until, before, after, since, while, during, till, throughout, upon, whenever

Avoid using unnecessary words that were previously thought to improve image quality, such as

• 4k, 6k, 8k, 16k, ultra 4k, octane, unreal, v-ray, lumion, renderman, hd, hdr, hdmi, high-resolution, dp, dpi, ppi, 1080p

9. Natural Language and Grammar

• Communicate with V6 using clear and simple language

• Pay attention to grammar and punctuation to avoid misunderstandings in image generation.

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